Safety razor



Dec. 16, 1930. H. HART 1,785,446

SAFETY RAZOR Filed March 28, 1950 PatentedDe. 16,1930 `i l E UNITEDSAFETY I Azoa Application inegi Marci; as, lead.'

' The invention aims to provide a construe` plates'tby..rictioncreatedttheresiliency of if tion which is generally improved over` that the`plate`6;` 'f i shown by. VU.` S. Vpatent* to Finney, No. H Forlightness, the-bowed? portion 'of the,V Y

y 1,051,094 of January 21, 1913,0f which patplatell isformed withopenings 2l bet-weed 5 entI am assignee. The improved construcf itscentral andits end portions, and rigidly 165 tion hereinafterdescribed,provides a razor secured to said central portion, isa rearward-gf which`may be more ladvantageouslyvmanulyV projecting, polysided `shank 22whichV v factured and one having a moreelcient and passes through anopening 23 Ain the rear durable forni@I y Y i plate`7, saidV shank beingVprovided witha 10 With the foregoing in View, the invention threadedrear end 24. A tubular handle 25 .ee resides in the novelsubjectmatterhereinslidably but non-rotatably surroundsv the after describedlandrclaimed, description be- `shank 22 and abuts the rear plate 7, anda ingaccomplished by reference to theaccomvSleeve 26 iS ,threaded upon theshank end124 panying drawing. j 1 i'within the handle 25, saidsleevehavinga l5 Fig. lis aside elevation. p vknurled knob or head 27 atits rear end. Rof

Fig. 2 is ka central longitudinal sectional tatlon of this lknob orheadin onedirection, View, 'causes rearwardmovemento the shank 22 to i'Fig. 3 is a disassembled perspective view. )pull the plate '11 andthefront plate 6 rear-V f Fig. 4 'is a plan view showing the two wardlyto dispose the edge ofthe lblade 19j Y 2.0 blanks from which thehead ofthe razor is lIl pOpe I'elatlon with vthe vco'inb18'-'$ or Je formed, ii shaving. Duringv this operation (rearward-v Y n the drawing abovebriefly described, the, 1y, pulling the plates Gand ll), there Will be'numeral denotes a spring metal blank hav- P0. @15150111011 0f Sldpltes,du@ tOhGflgdf ing Widen'edend's, said blank beingbent into lty 0f .theplate 11,- and hence 1 1s no- Y @I U-shape to provide a. iront plateeandy a backl danger 'ofwarplng the bladewlthfllablhty 75l ai plate 7.The free .edge of the plate 7 is bentl Ofpoorshaving results. Whenf theknob or: i

i into Channel form as Shownvat 8 andi?,prov th like 27S IOtated in thetlle, ClieCtiQl, l *I i vided with a plurality of slots 9 extending.Shank 22 IHOVGS forwardly Under. '01H8k TGSl'- across the channel,providingaguard comb, 16H05 .O fth blmk 5 ,rthee-plates 6 and 7 then.30"and said `edge projects beyondthe outer: free -OCCUPylIlg1905113.10118 'COlSlClSIfbly 111 dVallCe S0 edge 10 of the front plate6.. Afrelatively Qf'ihe' lell Plate 75 allOWlng. @as-@9211111123 heavy,stil plate l-l'is disposed at the rearside 21S Wll'l be'Clear Vf ltnarFig. f-

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edge lwith projecting, rearwardlyturnedV Y A Safety TaZOI'fCOmPISmg aSPIHlg met@ o :fingers letto engage vshouldersgl at: the ends 'blankbent 'iniU'ShaPe andlhavhg 'Widn'ed 90 plates 6 and l1 toivvardthe rearplate 7. Plateqthefre@ edgof Sad rear P13459 bemg The plate (and` theplate 11 are transbent Ult@ Channel form and slptfedtms" versely bowedaway? fromV each other-as Vseen ve'sely 0f the Channel t0 PFOVlde guard45 at 16 and 17 i respectvel fr the pupo-Se of comb, fa relatively;stiffplate atthe rear side'V D5A receiving a head orback 18 on a bladelQQ 0f.Said-front Plate .and haYD-glls oueyedg one end of the bowed formation16,*a' 1111,;320 y.disposedbeyond the outeredge lof said front (Fig. A;is provided to limit insertion 'ofthe plate but :spaced inwardly fromsaid comb, blade between the bowed parts of the plates Saidf' )"uteredge 'ofsaid stlii plate being'prmv 0 6 and 1 1-, andthe bladefis heldbetweenthese yvided..atits endslwith projecting'rearwardly 06 turnedngers adapted to le upon fthe ends of said Comb,`means secu'rgtheiVnner-Vedge portionsV of seid front plate and said fst', "platetpgethferfwhereby the formerv may' act Y to clamp a blade against -thelattensadfrontf *Y n plate and said stiff plate bengtlansversely YYbowed. away' fromgeachothen to, h'oldltlle head offthefblgd'e, Vagn'd''alk cembilked handle avlidjad'vf juster o`1` drawing said front' andSti "plates toward said rear'plate, said combined handle Y and adjusterhavngla'porton abutting .sal-'cl .'V rear plate, andaporton'connected'wth.said Y stiff pleite, sadrear platehalvng an openghiough which the last-named portonpasses. v f In testimony avhereofIheVe-hereknto ef- HUBERT Y i l v

